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After TikTok Bill Passage, The U.S. Government May Try to Ban DJI Next

Members of the U.S. Government may push forward with a bill that aims to ban DJI’s drones and prevent them from operating at all within the country.
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The iFootage Cobra 3 Strike Monopod Tries to Improve on Greatness

iFootage announced the Cobra 3 Strike monopod that tries to improve on the company’s already great monopod series by adding the ability to extend and retract it one-handed.
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Camera Sales Grew For First Time in 13 Years, But Not for Canon

Camera sales have been on the up for several years now but that was mostly in contrast to how poorly the industry fared during the height of the pandemic. But this time, a research firm in Japan reports that the industry will grow for the first time in…

Should We Just Use ‘DSLR’ to Describe Big Cameras, Mirror or Not?

This week, director Steven Soderbergh took part in an interview where he discussed the making of Presence, in which he revealed it was filmed on a Sony a9 III… which he gleefully referred to as a DSLR.
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Canon Hopes Nikon’s Purchase of RED Leads to Video Market ‘Revitalization’

While it would prefer that filmmakers remember the advantages of RF-mount, speaking exclusively to PetaPixel, Canon is looking on the bright side of Nikon’s acquisition of RED Cinema,
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Viltrox Adds Compact 40mm f/2.5 AF Lens to its Full-Frame Nikon Z Lineup

Viltrox announced a 40mm f/2.5 lens for full-frame Nikon Z-mount cameras that is super affordable, compact, and promises precise, accurate autofocus performance.
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Fujifilm X100VI Review: Joy Masquerading as a Camera

It is highly unlikely that you have not heard of the Fujifilm X100VI. Similarly, you’ve probably seen some polarizing discourse around it. For some reason, it’s seemingly only appropriate to love this camera or dunk on it. There is no in between.
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Is the Insta360 X4 8K Actually Any Good? | The PetaPixel Podcast

The biggest video-centric exhibition took place last week and brought with it a ton of news, including a new dual-lens camera from Insta360 called the X4 8K. There are a lot of conflicting reports on the video quality, though and Jordan Drake has thoug…

The Maxima Furiosa is a Super Powerful, Bi-Color, Portable LED

Maxima, the Italy-based lighting manufacturer that last year announced the insanely bright 6 GaN LED, today announced the Furiosa, what it is calling the the most portable, high-power, bi-color LED fixture on the market.
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